Cross Road Blues Lyrics (take 1)

by Robert Johnson

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Cross Road Blues Lyrics

I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
I went to the crossroad, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above "Have mercy, now. save poor Bob, if you please"

Yeeh, standin' at the crossroad, tried to flag a ride
Ooo-eeehe, I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me, babe, everybody pass me by

Standin' at the crossroad, baby, risin' sun goin' down
Standin' at the crossroad, baby, eee, eee, risin' sun goin' down
I believe to my soul, now, poor Bob is sinkin' down

You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
That I got the crossroad blues this mornin', Lord... Babe, I'm sinkin' down

And I went to the crossroad, mama, I looked east and west
I went to the crossroad, baby, I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman, ooh well, babe, in my distress



Covers of Cross Road Blues

Crossroads - Cream
Crossroads - John Mayer
Crossroads - Lynyrd Skynrd
Crossroads - Rush
Crossroads - Dion
Crossroads - Ry Cooter
Crossroads - Hound Dog Taylor
Crossroads - Lynyrd Skynrd
Cross Road Blues - Rory Block
Cross Road Blues - C.E. Smith
Cross Road Blues - C.E. Smith
Cross Road Blues - Molly Hatchet